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Roadside Inspection 89101835

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in California • Carrier: RUSSELL SIGLER INC (USDOT 675270) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89101835
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
RUSSELL SIGLER INC (675270)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
73897C3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.53 violations per inspection across 275 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 76,212 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,023 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 624,622 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
88 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
4
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
16 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
88
58 violations · 13 OOS · 0.66 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (16 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.53 per inspection).

Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.100C-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting., severity weight 1). (393.100C-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 CA 73897C3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.100C-C Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89147909 Sep 29, 2026 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 2 —
89133331 Sep 29, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
89126598 Sep 28, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
89091419 Sep 24, 2026 NM L1 NM 0 —
88968307 Sep 10, 2026 ID L3 MC CAMMON ID 1 —
88956640 Sep 9, 2026 CA L3 CONEJO IF 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88213842 Jun 22, 2026 CA L2 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 OOS
88026233 Jun 2, 2026 CA L1 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 OOS
86482674 Dec 4, 2025 CA L1 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 —
84878184 Jun 4, 2025 CA L1 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 —
82599017 Sep 4, 2024 CA L1 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 OOS
79501682 Aug 23, 2023 CA L1 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 OOS
78724064 May 23, 2023 CA L3 3ALACXD28MDMA5990 —

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